reading is fundamental

[my_solipsis]

if n.y.c. is the city that never sleeps, then phila. must be the city that never reads. on saturday the tattoo shop (moo tattoo) was closed because one of the employees (shawn) was getting married. they neatly posted a sign on the door that stated, "closed for an employee wedding, will re-open sunday 2:00", which by the way was located right above the 2 foot sign that says moo tattoo. throughout the day there were several people who came in and asked if the shop was closed. now i understand that some people are sheep; they follow the heard up the stairs into our shop, however, i do not understand why when they ask us for the price of a tattoo and we tell them, this is a piercing shop the tattoo shop is next door, that they look, turn the knob and ask, "are they open?" realize there is a sign on the door stating they are closed and when initially asked we stated that this is a piercing shop (also, the shops have different names). but i'm hoping shawn's wedding went well ...here comes the segue.

this time next week i will be a married man. that's right on saturday, the 20th of october my status changes from single to married. it's been a crazy year. with school in full swing i have the highest grades in all my classes. also in september we found out cat was pregnant. so i will soon be a father of a human. i'm not going to lie ...i am scared ...and excited. with 1 out of 166 children being born with autism. also all the possible birth defects. the only thing i want is a smart child, because lets be honest no one wants the smartest down syndrome baby, it's like winning the special olympics.